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Retirement contribution limits will rise in 2019

Good news retirement savers: The Internal Revenue Service announced cost of living increases to the contribution limits for retirement-related plans in 2019.

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The exploding scandal is over secret seizures of communications records from top lawmakers and news organizations on the ex-President's enemies list

Democrats are demanding sworn testimony from Donald Trump's former attorneys general in an exploding scandal over secret seizures of communications records from top lawmakers and news organizations on the ex-President's enemies list.

Apple informed former White House counsel Don McGahn and wife that their records were sought by DOJ in 2018

Attorney general to discuss Trump DOJ media probe

Leaders from CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post will meet with US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday to discuss former President Trump's controversial White House leak investigation into reporter records from all three media outlets.

Opinion: The man who resisted Trump is worth listening to

Think about this: The president of the United States demands that you tell the acting attorney general to get rid of a special prosecutor. Not just any special prosecutor, but the one investigating the campaign that got the president elected in the first place. How would you feel?

DOJ requested data on 73 phone numbers and 36 email addresses from Apple

The Department of Justice sent a broad request in February 2018 to Apple as part of its investigation that collected data on members of Congress, staffers and their families. The department demanded metadata on 73 phone numbers and 36 email addresses from Apple, the company said Friday evening.

Legal analyst explains 'red flags' in Trump DOJ's subpoenas

CNN legal and national security analyst Carrie Cordero says under normal justice department process then-Attorney General Bill Barr would have been briefed about the effort to secretly obtain information about lawmakers, but the chaos inside the Trump Justice Department makes it plausible the Attorney General may not have known it was happening.

Analysis: Wait. Trump's DOJ did what?

As President Joe Biden gears up to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, his effort to build his presidency around a theme of democracy vs. autocracy has been complicated by revelations trickling out about the US Department of Justice, which it turns out has been secretly collecting details about the communications of reporters and political adversaries of then-President Donald Trump.

US assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power facility

• G7 calls for new study into origins of Covid and voices concern on China • Senate passes massive bipartisan bill to combat China's growing economic influence

Biden set to make first NATO visit as President after meeting G7 allies

• 3 takeaways from President Joe Biden's first G7 summit • Opinion: What Biden needs to prove to G7 and NATO allies • Biden says Putin is right about US-Russia relations being at 'a low point' ahead of summit

Wasabi the Pekingese wins Best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show

A Pekingese named Wasabi won Best in Show at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Sunday.

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Spare ticket for spaceflight with Jeff Bezos auctioned for $28 million

What would you pay to take a jolting, 11-minute trip into suborbital space alongside Jeff Bezos? According to bidders in an auction that wrapped up Saturday, it's worth $28 million.

Twitter needs India and Nigeria to grow. It's running into trouble in both

The news social media rules in India and the ban in Nigeria are challenging for Twitter, considering how sizable its growth opportunities are in both markets.

Lyft has yet to disclose sexual assault incidents as cases grow

More than three years after ridehail companies Uber and Lyft first pledged to release safety reports disclosing incidents of sexual assault and abuse on their platforms, Lyft has yet to do so. Meanwhile, hundreds of passengers are now lining up for potential lawsuits over alleged incidents of this nature, plaintiff lawyers tell CNN Business.

House lawmakers introduce Big Tech bills that could break up Amazon, Google and others

Tech giants including Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google could be forced to make sweeping changes to their businesses under a series of new bills introduced Friday by House lawmakers targeting the companies' economic dominance.

The chipmaking factory of the world is battling Covid and the climate crisis

Taiwanese officials are fretting about whether a severe outbreak of Covid-19 could jeopardize the island's critical role in the global semiconductor supply chain. But there's another threat to the industry that experts worry may have even more drastic consequences: the climate crisis.

Hackers breach Electronic Arts, stealing game source code and tools

Hackers have broken into the systems of Electronic Arts, one of the world's biggest video game publishers, and stolen source code used in company games, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN Business on Thursday.

Jeff Bezos is going to space for 11 minutes. Here's how risky that is

Jeff Bezos can have anything. He could circle the globe in a private jet or sail it forever in a fleet of megayachts. He could afford to buy a the whole NFL; he could buy an archipelago for his family and friends; he could buy over 65,000 Bugatti Chirons (base price $2.9 million), even though only 500 are being built. As the world's richest person, the possibilities are endless. But Bezos appears ready to risk it all for an 11-minute ride to space.

House Democrats are prepping 5 antitrust bills to take on Big Tech

House Democrats are preparing five bills to weaken Big Tech's grip on the economy, in what could amount to Congress's biggest challenge yet to the dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.

Serious cyberattacks in Europe doubled in the past year

Significant cyberattacks against critical targets in Europe have doubled in the past year, according to new EU figures obtained by CNN, as the pandemic pushed lives indoors and online.

An obscure service provider briefly broke the internet Tuesday. It could happen again

A giant chunk of the internet briefly broke on Tuesday because of an outage at a company most people have probably never heard of before.

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Watch: MXGP of Russia Highlights

Recap of the opening round of the 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship.

Red Bull Day in the Dirt Down South is BACK on March 11–13, 2022

Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details on DayInTheDirtDownSouth.com or on their social channels.

Suzuki Releases 2022 Motocross Models

The 2022 Suzuki RM-Z450, RM-Z250 and RM85.

Girroir, Robert, Michael, and Sipes to Lead 2021 USA ISDE Teams in Italy

The American Motorcyclist Association announced today the 10 Trophy team riders selected to represent the United States at the 2021 FIM International Six Days Enduro in Italy on August 30 through September 4, 2021.

Watch: Baylor Gets Fifth OA, Snodgrass Earns Maiden XC2 Win - Mason-Dixon Highlights

Recap from the eighth round of the 2021 GNCC season.

Listen: Main Event Moto Podcast Ep. #198 – Thunder Valley National Recap

Daniel Blair, "Tool Man" Dan Colvin, and Producer Joe talk about the first two rounds of the 2021 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship.

AMA Volunteers Wanted for Vintage Motorcycle Days (VMD)

As a volunteer, you'll receive a shirt, free admission to AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days on the day that you volunteer, and we'll make sure you don't go hungry while working.

Steward Baylor Wins Mason-Dixon GNCC—Without Rear Brake!

"Shortly after that I ripped brake pedal off. Luckily doing laps without my rear brake, that’s one of the drills I do every week." -Steward Baylor Jr.

Watch: Thunder Valley Post Race Press Conference

Roczen, Cianciarulo, Barcia, Cooper, Hunter, & Jett Lawrence discuss Thunder Valley.

Watch: Thunder Valley National Highlights

Highlights from round two of the 2021 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship.

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Most Americans probably won't be able to get a Covid-19 vaccine until mid-2021, CDC director says

A wedding in Maine is linked to 176 Covid-19 cases and the deaths of seven people who didn't attend the celebration, demonstrating just how easily and quickly the virus can spread at social gatherings, public health experts say.

Tracking Covid-19 cases in the US

Trump knew testing Covid-19 vaccines would take months, Woodward book shows

President Donald Trump knew back in the spring that it would probably take a year to develop a coronavirus vaccine, according to interviews with journalist Bob Woodward.

What you need to know about coronavirus today

More than half a million children in the United States have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association.

ICUs are nearing capacity in this French city. And it's only September

Dealing with the first wave was like a sprint, the second will be more like a marathon.

Crowded parties and coronavirus concerns keep high schoolers from returning to the classroom

Overcrowded parties have forced several high schools to go back to online learning in hopes of staving off Covid-19 outbreaks.

NIH 'very concerned' about serious side effect in AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial

The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming a coronavirus vaccine trial that was halted when a participant suffered spinal cord damage, even as the National Institutes of Health has launched an investigation of the case.

CDC study finds coronavirus rarely kills children, but minorities at higher risk

Children and teens from minority groups are disproportionately hit by coronavirus, just as older adults are, according to the findings of a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A 9-year-old who's been battling coronavirus for 6 months says the illness is a big deal

Eli Lipman, 9, and his father have been battling the impact of Covid-19 since March, and he said life as a "long hauler" isn't easy.

How to help siblings get along better

Sibling rivalry is often taken as an unexamined fact of family life -- as much a part of parenting as potty training or bedtime stories.

Entertainment / Show Biz News - CNN

Hollywood's Latin ambitions hit new heights

If this Clubhouse room was an actual club, it'd be the most FOMO-inducing spot in town. Drink special of the night: piping hot tea.

'This is also a face of Latinidad': How Gina Torres made producers rethink their ideas of American beauty

For decades, Gina Torres has carved out a career in Hollywood feeling like she couldn't fully express herself. Now, the Afro-Latina actor is using her power to change that.

Carolina Garcia is proud to be in the rooms where it happens at Netflix

You can thank Netflix executive Carolina Garcia for helping bring shows like "Stranger Things" and "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" to the streaming screen, but everyone else can thank Jack Bauer for Carolina Garcia.

Alan Luna hopes his eye for talent changes the face of Hollywood

Alan Luna makes his living putting people on the big and small screens, but growing up, he never saw someone who looked like his mother -- a woman of indigenous Mexican descent who is one of the most beautiful and giving people he knows, her son says -- on either.

How Kase Peña is creating a legacy of authenticity

Kase Peña wants to make sure the facts are clear so that Bronx historians don't come after her: Though her heart belongs to the Bronx, it's a little more complicated than that.

How Gloria Calderón Kellett is making room for Latinx stories, one show at a time

A disturbing pattern led Gloria Calderón Kellett to reimagine her role in Hollywood and become one of the leading voices calling for improved Latino representation.

Why the TV industry needs more voices like Claudia Lyon

As a college student, Claudia Lyon didn't know what a casting director was, let alone that one day she would be the head of casting at one of the largest networks in the country.

Roberto Larios made his Hollywood dream come true and now helps others do the same

If there's one thing you can't accuse Roberto Larios of being, it's lazy.

'Blindspotting' adds another shot to what's feeling like a 'Hamilton' summer

"Blindspotting" adds to what is starting to feel like another very "Hamilton" summer, as veterans of Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster musical are getting their shots as they fan out across the pop-culture landscape.

'In the Heights' sets the bar high for this year's movie musicals

Big and vibrant, "In the Heights" provides summer movie-going with a joyous jolt of adrenalin, wedding the sensibilities of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical with "Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon M. Chu's mouth-watering imagery. Throw in a dazzling cast, and Warner Bros. has gifted audiences with what feels like just the ticket to jog them out of their pandemic doldrums -- maybe all the way to a theater.

NFL News - ESPN

Jets can live without Jamison Crowder in new-look receiving corps

With the seventh-year receiver's future uncertain in New York, there are options on the table for this offense that's loaded in the slot.

Bell sorry for airing Reid feelings on social media

Saying in a series of social media posts Sunday night that his thoughts about coach Andy Reid should have been kept to himself, former Chiefs running back Le'Veon Bell said he does not regret feeling the way he feels after one season in Kansas City.

Landry: OBJ looks 'amazing' after knee surgery

After working out with him last week in Texas, Jarvis Landry says Browns teammate Odell Beckham Jr. is "ready to go" after having knee surgery last year.

Dolphins reach $39M extension with LB Baker

The Dolphins and linebacker Jerome Baker have agreed to a three-year, $39 million extension, including $28.4 million guaranteed, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

QB Wilson: 'Unfortunate frustrations' after season

Russell Wilson spoke Thursday to reporters for the first time since February, when his public criticisms of the Seahawks led to speculation about a possible trade, and made it clear he never wanted to play anywhere else.

Chiefs' Long injured, has 'zero regrets' on return

Chiefs guard Kyle Long suffered a knee injury in an OTA practice Wednesday but said in a tweet that he has no regrets about coming out of retirement to restart his NFL career.

Packers add QB Dolegala; Sternberger gets ban

Quarterback Jake Dolegala signed with the Packers after his tryout during the three-day minicamp concluded Thursday.

For Ravens' Patrick Queen, full offseason means full speed ahead

The second-year ILB already has had more offseason workouts than he did as a rookie in 2020 due to the pandemic.

NFL training camp sideshows: Tim Tebow now, but remember these five?

Many were skeptical of Tebow joining the Jaguars' camp roster after a six-year absence from the game. But he's not alone in odd NFL camp invites from over the years.

Stephon Gilmore's contract status in spotlight at New England Patriots camp

This week's minicamp could tip off whether the star cornerback is willing to play for the $7 million base salary he is scheduled to earn this season.

MLB News - ESPN

Boone on sliding Yanks: 'We need to step it up'

After the Yankees were swept by the Phillies on Sunday, manager Aaron Boone said "we need to step it up. Period."

Blue Jays LHP Matz placed on COVID-related IL

Steven Matz was placed on the COVID-related injured list by the Blue Jays before Sunday's game against Boston, one day after the left-hander beat the Red Sox.

D-backs' alternate jersey honors Hispanic culture

The Diamondbacks' gold City Connect jersey reads "Serpientes" across the front, intended to highlight Arizona's Hispanic culture, while the uniform patch features the Arizona state flag and a reference to Phoenix's nickname as The Valley of the Sun.

Mariners' Haniger exits; fouled pitch off knee

Seattle right fielder Mitch Haniger, who leads the team in home runs and RBIs, was helped off the field after fouling a pitch off his left knee in the first inning against Cleveland on Sunday.

Sources: MLB finalizing foreign substance memo

MLB is putting the final touches on a memo that will detail the sport's rule against foreign substances, with the expectation among some sources that the document will be forwarded to teams sometime in the next few days.

Rizzo: Decision not to get vaccine 'weighed hard'

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo said he is waiting for more "data" on the COVID-19 vaccine and said he understands why his decision is drawing strong reactions.

MLB Power Rankings: Which AL team is our new No. 1?

The Padres' stay at the top of our list is over, with a surging American League squad taking their place.

The secrets behind Vandy's 1-2 pitching punch

Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker of Vanderbilt are the best starters in college baseball and are looking for a national championship. Here's what makes them so tough to hit.

How are the Giants -- yes, the Giants! -- the best team in baseball?

A roster that looks more suited for 2014 currently ranks ahead of the Dodgers, the Padres (and every other team in the sport) in the standings. The secret? A perfect blend of arts and science.

'Sorry you had to see that': How baserunning has become an embarrassment in MLB

It seems so simple: Run the bases. You learn these things as a child. Or do you? "Baserunning is terrible today," Astros manager Dusty Baker said. It's a real problem in Major League Baseball -- and it's only getting worse.

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Picks for each Stanley Cup semifinal series

Which teams will reach the NHL's Stanley Cup Final? Here are our picks for Golden Knights-Canadiens and Lightning-Islanders.

Stanley Cup semifinals preview: Golden Knights vs. Canadiens

We break down the Vegas-Montreal series position-by-position, and make a series pick.

TB's Cooper on G1 loss: 'Our minds weren't there'

The Lightning looked disjointed and not mentally prepared for Sunday's series-opening loss to the Isles. "You have to have everything working in unison," said Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper of this stage of the playoffs, "and we just weren't there tonight."

Evans traveling with Habs to Vegas for semi series

Montreal forward Jake Evans, who has not played since sustaining a concussion on a hit by Winnipeg's Mark Scheifele on June 2, will accompany the Canadiens to Las Vegas for their Stanley Cup semifinal series against the Golden Knights.

Bruins' Rask needs hip surgery, hopes to re-sign

Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask said he needs surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip and said he hopes to re-sign with the team and be ready to return in January or February.

Knights cap series comeback to oust Avs in 6

The Vegas Golden Knights are back in the Stanley Cup semifinals after knocking out the Avs with a 6-3 win in Game 6 on Thursday, their fourth straight win after being down 2-0.

Jackets hire assistant Larsen as new head coach

Brad Larsen, who has served as an assistant coach with the Blue Jackets for the past seven seasons, was promoted to head coach on Thursday.

M&M's: McDavid, Matthews, MacKinnon for MVP

Oilers center Connor McDavid, Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews and Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon have been named the finalists for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP.

Ex-Devils GM Shero hired as Wild senior adviser

Ray Shero, who was fired last year as general manager of the Devils, has been hired by the Minnesota Wild as a senior adviser to GM Bill Guerin.

How Carey Price has leveled up in the 2021 playoffs

What changed? How did a barely above replacement-level goalie in the regular season flip the switch to become an MVP-level playoff performer?

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